POLS PUSH AHEAD ON KID-SEX ABUSE BILL

PFMLIT CLERGY, General, LEGISLATION, SEX OFFENDERS AND OTHERS IN POSITIONS OF TRUST, STATE BY STATE NEW YORK

As the state Senate passed a bill on the controversial issue of forcing clergy to report child sex-abuse claims to authorities yesterday, politicians climbed aboard the bandwagon.  It's important and I think it's the right thing to do, Governor Pataki said of the proposed law to mandate such reporting.  He said he will work with state legislators to resolve differences between two bills on the issue and make sure we have a bill we can all agree on, and I can sign it.